DiceCedes

That is exactly where I am at 29 and 35.

It is the rears and fender rolling seems to be required. I have had others with the authentics say the same thing, they rub a little. I can't stand it so I will go to the shop on Friday to see their recommendation. If I do not feel comfortable, they are hitting the classifieds and I will keep the 18s.

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JDitlaia

anybody know the correct offsets for the front and rear of c230 ss

DiceCedes

That is exactly what I am saying! BTW I saw your car at the show in San Mateo and it is very nice. Made me want the 19s even more. Are your fenders rollled to get it that low?

Thanks for your help.

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appleguy

When I had my Brabus rims 8.5 and 9.5, I ran a 5mm spacer in the front and no spacer in the rear with no rubbing.

I say take off the spacers in the rear and get a thinner spacer for the fronts... oh and get shorter lugs!

white_w203

thanks for the compliments. my fenders are not rolled. i use a 255 tire instead of a 265. my rear wheel is only 19x9.

benzo-boi

I had a set of Auth. Brabus 19" Monoblock VIs. I believe it's 32 in the front and 35 rear. I got my spacers from Brabus North America. I spoke with the manager there. I think his name is Andres or something like that. Any ways, I also had my fenders rolled at Sprewell. Andres at Brabus did say that 19s are not recommended for the C-Class, but would occasionally rub unless you roll your fenders. I never had a problem unless I was packing 2 people in the back and going really fast over a bump or dip. Good luck.

FrankW

for the rear if you don't run the spacer it's only a 5mm difference, so it wouldn't affect it that much, but it will look tucked in.

DiceCedes

Thanks Benzo-boi. Yeah, his name is Andres. I spoke with him when I got my 18s. I did not know that they do not recommend 19s for the C. Interesting because if you visit their website the PITSTOP puts them on and you hear the impact wrench bolting them on. You do not, however, see someone come in and roll the damn fender!

It all ended welll as the shop I visited (a BMW/Porsche shop) rolled the fenders, heated some plastic and aligned the car for about $280 and I am rub free.

Thanks to all for your help. For those looking into 19s, be prepared to do some work. You maybe lucky and not have to but be prepared.

And oh yeah. Keep them VIs for your W204!

yeuchau

that's why i only run 18 on my car
good luck

raklert

my 18s rubb too with 265 tire. I think its the tire. 265 is just way to big for a 19x9.5. a proper size tire would be 255. You also have wrong offset. I dont know why you need a spacer if you purchase rims that specifically design for your car.

DiceCedes

If you are familiar with authentic Brabus wheels, they only make one 19in wheel with an offset of 45. They use a "fit kit" to place the wheels on your vehicle. These wheels will fit any MBZ with the corresponding fit kit.

DiceCedes

Was really close to going back to 18s but I am glad it worked out. If you ever get the itch for 19s, re-read this thread. In the end, it worked out but to be honest I was a little worried that it was not going to.

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RES

I have 19 X 8.5 30 ET fronts with 235/35/19 and 19 X 9.5 35 ET rear with 265/30/19 I'm running H&R sport springs with #4 spacer in the rear. The only rubbing I had was in the rear over heavy bumps or with two people in the back. Found the problem to be a pesky little plastic tab the is part of the rear bumper trim. If you look or feel to the rear of the rear fender well along that trim you can find it, and then grind it off. It serves no purpose and will most likely stop the noise. Other then that I have not rolled any fenders or sacrificed any farm animals and enjoy the ride and look. I have just added H&R sways and Car Lab camber links and I am impressed with both. Now just need my Bilstien sport struts and I will be in there

DiceCedes

That pesky little tab is the part that they removed. The rubbing is gone. The shop put 2 guys in the back and started swerving back and forth to get the body to roll and still no rubbing.

Your car looks good. I am thinking about H&R too. The shop was really pushing me to get'm and said he would hook me up. Maybe it will be the summer time upgrade. Thanks for your input.

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